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It was possible to recreate the dispersion paths of seahorses worldwide based on an evolutionary tree of 21 species and to clarify where and when new species appeared.
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From a developmental biology viewpoint, the international research partnership involving the research team headed by evolutionary biologist Professor Axel Meyer at the University of Konstanz and researchers from China and Singapore was able to recognize factors that led to the success of the seahorse: its speed to adapt, for instance, by repeatedly evolving spines in the skin and its rapid genetics. The findings will be published in Nature Communications on 17 February 2021.